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When i got the lift kit in i decided it was too hard to mould/bash/modify the existing sump guard to fit and also because i wanted a new custom one
So ive just finished installing it (after lots of painful thinking and waiting), heres the process with pix.

cardboard template- its pretty much the same basic shape as the stock one, just with a couple bends.

i got a steel company to cut it out and bend it up. Dimensions- 600mm width at the front, 430mm on the back, 1.6mm thick steel. was the thickest they had apparently. and didnt have checkerplate

the "top hat" steel with many tek screws as the factory mounting nut/thread got ripped out on mine. this is stronger than using those with spacers as well.

final product


i hope its strong enough, i'll soon find out.

noice efforts there dude, its time for me to rid the gold sump guard and go for something nice!

alex

i think it may be a tad too thin..........but we will soon find out.... u should see my bash plate in process ......old plate steel from bobcat bucket....no way in hell mine eva gonna bend..ahahhahhahaha

but dave, something needs to so next stop you r car will bend..... hehehe

aw thats what i was gonna say lapsed beat me to it

i know i know.....but im not breaking another sump...all u wa guys know how bad i am for damaging sumps :P....i tend to get veyr oily in ppls driveway...i dont intend on allowing that to happen any more

Just replaced my split sump after hiting something on Fraser Island .

Mike.

How thick is it Matt... i can't tell by the pics.

Dave

stop just looking at the pretty pictures Dave and read some of the text , it is 1.6mm thick .

Mike.

ohh lol... thanks.

Dave